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Shell Becomes Founding Member of MIT Energy Initiative with $25M Investment

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MIT Energy Initiative Receiving (MITEI) is receiving $25M from Shell to fund the research and development of high-value, sustainable technologies designed to drive innovation in energy delivery. Beginning this year, the research agreement will fund a suite of projects at $5 million per year for the coming five years.

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MIT team finds lead levels higher in Indian Ocean than northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans

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MIT researchers have discovered that lead concentrations in the Indian Ocean are now higher than in the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific oceans. They are presenting their results this week at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Montreal.

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Wireless charging company OLEV Technologies secures second angel round, reorganizes

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The multimillion-dollar company he founded in 2002 provided infrastructure development services for major broadband wireless corporations, a business that was profitable in its first year of operations and posted over 45% average annual growth in its first six years. MEDITECH), and member of the MIT Corporation.

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American Ceramics Society Awards Technical Achievement Award to A123Systems

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A123 co-founder, Dr. Yet-Ming Chiang (Professor of Ceramics, MIT) began working on a recognized problem with lithium iron phosphate, the active material typically used in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Chiang began working with partners to develop the product for mass production in 2002. A123Systems launched in 2005. (A

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Inventor of AT&T’s Datakit, the First Virtual Connection Switch, Dies at 85

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In 2002 Fraser retired and founded Fraser Research , in Princeton, N.J., Markus Zahn Professor emeritus at MIT Life Fellow, 75; died 13 March Zahn was a professor of electrical engineering for 50 years. where he continued his networking work. He volunteered on projects in Guatemala and Honduras. Zahn, who was granted more than 20 U.S.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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As Gerstner noted in his 2002 book , “What my colleagues seemed unwilling or unable to accept was that the war was already over and was a resounding defeat—90 percent market share for Windows to OS/2's 5 percent or 6 percent." Palmisano , who once worked in the PC organization, became CEO in 2002. I knew what questions to ask.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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DOT has been conducting research with automotive manufacturers since 2002 in order to assess the feasibility of developing effective crash avoidance systems that utilize vehicle-to-vehicle communications. MIT and smart intersections. Ford has an ongoing research partnership with MIT in a number of areas, including safety.

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